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Wow. Somehow I pictured you folks frequenting a local / organic / home spun bakery business... complete with named mugs on the wall when you eat in, and reclaimed funky paper cups for when you head out (or a thermos full of hot goodness)... anything but DD's. It just doesn't fit my matrix of boule / french / euro / moderne bikes...

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Say it ain't so!Can you even get a proper pastry at DDs?Can you even get a proper coffee at DDs? (and not the kind you need on a Fleche or long tour in the pouring rain...

DDs is the closest, has superb customer service (always has), recognizes the car/bike when it drives up and therefore has half the order ready when we walk in the door, and has the best commercial coffee. The closest thing to a good french pastry is in Baltimore - Fells Point.

Looks like you had some coffee spillage on the ride back to work. I've found that a second lid, pushed out, and mounted 180* from the first works wonders for preventing spills. Works especially well with Starbucks cups (gasp!)

just gotta go test out these new brake pads... make sure they don't squeal. anyone want a coffee / pastry while i'm out? i really want to load up the front. sure i can't bring back a side of local beef? maybe a drum of caffeine?

Sheeeez, who would have known you'd get so much criticism over the content and the container of both your breakfast and your beverage. Interesting to note that bike snobbery spills over into other areas.

In fairness, "singletracking" has a good point. Too many disposable cups end up in the landfill and the alternative provided isn't a bad one at all. Personally I just order Iced Lattes in the recyclable (#2 plastic) cup when I need the occasional outside coffee fix.

Tom: Maybe you ought to hire an in-house barista. And if I could politely recommend another coffee: try the Nossa Familia Mathilde's French Roast. It makes everything in life just a little bit nicer. Happy riding!--Beth at Citybikes PDX